Guides for Colorado business owners
Longer, practical guides to the decisions owners face most often: choosing a CPA, planning taxes, starting a business, keeping books that hold up and knowing when a part-time CFO makes sense. Each one opens with the short answer and is reviewed by our CPAs.
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GuidesBookkeeping Basics for Denver Small Businesses
Good bookkeeping means recording every business transaction in a separate set of accounts, reconciling those accounts to your bank and credit card statements every month, and keeping the documents behind each entry.
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GuidesBuying a Business in Colorado: A Due Diligence Checklist
Before buying a Colorado business, request three to five years of tax returns, financial statements and bank statements, confirm that they agree with each other, and test every add-back behind the asking price.
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GuidesSmall Business Tax Planning in Denver
Tax planning means making decisions before the year ends, while they can still change the result, rather than reporting them after.
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GuidesStarting a Business in Denver
To start a business in Denver, choose your entity, file with the Colorado Secretary of State ($50 online for an LLC), get a free EIN from the IRS, then register for the Colorado and Denver tax accounts your business needs, such as state and city sales tax licenses and a state wage withholding account.
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What Is a Virtual CFO, and Do You Need One?
A virtual CFO is a part-time chief financial officer who provides forecasting, reporting, budgeting and decision support without the cost of a full-time executive.
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GuidesHow to Choose the Right CPA in Denver
Choose a Denver CPA who is licensed in Colorado, has worked with businesses or households like yours, communicates before deadlines rather than only at them, and knows Colorado-specific rules such as the state's pass-through entity tax election and Denver's Occupational Privilege Tax.
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